Black Los Angeleans made a scene at this morning's City Council meeting demanding the reversal of Special Order 40 -- the rule that prohibits law enforcement officers from inquiring about an arrestee's legal residency status.
Woo-whee, the testimony was riveting this morning before the Los Angeles City Council when a group of black residents pleaded with the 15 elected council members to rescind Special Order 40, the longtime local rule protecting illegal immigrants from arrest by the LAPD.The black residents are seeking a decision by the council to enact the so-called Jamiel's Law, named after Jamiel Shaw, a promising and law-abiding 17-year-old high school student allegedly shot by an illegal immigrant, 18th Street Gang member Pedro Espinoza. The noxious Espinoza, who has a massively long rap sheet, was arrested by cops in Culver City, and then released by Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department jailers, shortly before he allegedly murdered Jamiel.
Jamiel's family members cried openly in the ornate Council Chambers, asking the council to allow cops to check on the illegal status of people like Espinoza so they can be deported rather than released.
Council President Eric Garcetti couldn't change the subject fast enough -- to a plan to force even more obnoxious billboards on Angelenos.
Leftist racial politics coming home to roost. (My thoughts on Special Order 40.)
(HT: Mockey Kaus.)
So if Pedro Espinoza was arrested by the Culver City Police and released by the Los Angeles County Sherieff's Department...how is this case and the murder of Jamiel Shaw in anyway related to the Los Angeles Police Department and Special Order 40 that only applies to said LAPD and not Culver City Police or Los Angeles County Sheriff?
Besides that even under Special Order 40 they could of deported Pedro. Often Special Order 40 is misrepresneted, it only prohibits LAPD officers from initiating contact with a suspect for the purpose of enforcing immigration laws, but once a person is lawfully in custody for a non-immigration related offense, however, nothing in Special Order 40 prevents an officer from inquiring into the suspect’s immigration status.
Special Order 40 Text
Pirate: Who knows. Maybe it's all just a convenient, high-publicity opportunity to draw attention to SO40?
I think they are using this issue to go after SO40. I shoudl say I have no problem using it in the way Chief Gates intended, especially if it helps make parts of Los Angeles less if a toliet. Now as the pro-illegal groups intent to use it from not looking into suspect's legal status, I am against that.